Girls' name · since 1951
Chiara
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 5,927 babies named Chiara, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,297 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,067 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,927
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chiara currently ranks #1067 among girls' names in America, with 5,927 babies recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chiara has been recorded 5,927 times among girls since 1951, currently ranked #1067 nationally and more common than 94% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #2,297 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,067 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,927 born since 1951
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chiara ranks #2,297 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,067 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,927 born since 1951, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,297 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,067 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,927
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chiara's 5,927 recorded births place it above 96.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Chiara compares
5,927 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chiara's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chiara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,927 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 228 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chiara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chiara splits its recorded history at 1993: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 228 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chiara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 228
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Chiara by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,721 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Chiara's strongest decade.
1,721 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Chiara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s 81
1960s
81 births
- 1970s 284
1970s
284 births
- 1980s 427
1980s
427 births
- 1990s
1990s
838 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,721 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,359 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,203 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,721 births (29% of all-time use).
How Chiara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chiara's total volume
Chiara by state
Where Chiara concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,011 | 17.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 818 | 13.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 447 | 7.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 299 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 242 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 186 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 163 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 119 | 2.0% |
1,011 of 5,927 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Chiara appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chiara's data
- Chiara's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,721 total births) through the 2020s (1,203) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Chiaras (1,011 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chiara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chiara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.